What To Drink

Thanks to Mark Bittman, I now have the entire menu for wht I'll be drinking this summer:

Be Your Own Mixologist

As Bittman points out in this article, just about any combination of liquor, a little sugar, and something sour is a named drink. So if you know how to make one, you can make any of them, depending on what you're in the mood for, and what's in the house. Here's his handy clip-and-save list:

GIMLET: Gin (traditionally) or vodka (more recently), with sugar and lime (or Rose’s Lime Juice).

TOM COLLINS: Gin with lemon instead of lime, sugar and club soda. There are also bourbon, rum, or vodka collinses.

SLOE GIN FIZZ: Tom Collins with sloe gin.

DAIQUIRI: Gimlet with rum, more or less.

MARGARITA: Gimlet with tequila, with triple sec instead of sugar.

KAMIKAZE: Margarita with vodka.

COSMO: Kamikaze with a splash of cranberry juice.

SIDECAR: Margarita with cognac and lemon instead of lime.

To this list I would of course add:

MIDTOWN: Kamikaze with pomegranate juice, more or less.

Drink up!